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CVE-2024-53382

PrismJS DOM Clobbering vulnerability

4.9 MediumFix available

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Up 0.3 points since Mar 4, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-53973 4.9

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
EUVD-2024-53973
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7hr-w5r2-h6wg 4.9

PrismJS DOM Clobbering vulnerability

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
GHSA-x7hr-w5r2-h6wg
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.9

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.9

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-53382 5.4

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-x7hr-w5r2-h6wg 4.9

PrismJS DOM Clobbering vulnerability

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
GHSA-x7hr-w5r2-h6wg
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2024-53382 4.9

CVE-2024-53382 in @rootio/prismjs - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2024-53382 in the @rootio/prismjs package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53382 4.9

Prism (aka PrismJS) through 1.29.0 allows DOM Clobbering (with resultant XSS for untrusted input that contains HTML but does not directly contain JavaScript), because document.currentScript lookup can be shadowed by attacker-injected HTML elements.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53382
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1778719550 No score

TuxCare security update for prismjs (1 CVE)

TuxCare rebuilt prismjs to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.29.0-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1778719550
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1778719553 No score

TuxCare security update for prismjs (1 CVE)

TuxCare rebuilt prismjs to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.27.0-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1778719553
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1793304056 No score

TuxCare security update for prismjs (6 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt prismjs to address 6 CVEs. Fixed in 1.17.1-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1793304056
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
prismjs
npm
 before 1.30.0
1.30.0
prismjs
TuxCare:npm
 1.29.0-tuxcare.0 up to 1.29.0-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
1.29.0
1.29.0-tuxcare.1
prismjs
TuxCare:npm
 1.27.0-tuxcare.0 up to 1.27.0-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
1.27.0
1.27.0-tuxcare.1
prismjs
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 1.17.1-tuxcare.0 up to 1.17.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
1.17.1
1.17.1-tuxcare.1
node-prismjs
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-21.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.6-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-21.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.6-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Debian:14
 before 1.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-1, plus listed versions
1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1
1.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-1
@rootio/prismjs
Root:npm
 before 1.27.0-root.io.2
1.27.0-root.io.21.27.0-root.io.1
prismjs
Root:npm
 before 1.27.0-aikido.2
1.27.0-aikido.2
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.11.0+dfsg-21.11.0+dfsg-3
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.23.0+dfsg-11.25.0+dfsg-11.27.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.6-1
 None known
node-prismjs
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-11.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.5-21.30.0+dfsg+~1.26.6-1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-53382 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Prismjs Prism, published March 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in prismjs 1.30.0.

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